"hei" meaning in Finnish

See hei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈhei̯/, [ˈhe̞i̯]
Rhymes: -ei Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *hei (compare Estonian hei, Ingrian hei, Karelian hei, Ludian hei, Veps hei). Compare also Old Norse hei (whence Swedish hej) and English hey. Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*hei}} Proto-Finnic *hei, {{cog|et|hei}} Estonian hei, {{cog|izh|hei}} Ingrian hei, {{cog|krl|hei}} Karelian hei, {{cog|lud|hei}} Ludian hei, {{cog|vep|hei}} Veps hei, {{cog|non|hei}} Old Norse hei, {{cog|sv|hej}} Swedish hej, {{cog|en|hey}} English hey Head templates: {{head|fi|intj}} hei
  1. hi (greeting)
    Sense id: en-hei-fi-intj-QbFlB1lK Categories (other): Finnish greetings Disambiguation of Finnish greetings: 64 24 12
  2. hey (to get someone's attention)
    Sense id: en-hei-fi-intj-AS7UViGy
  3. bye (often repeated twice: hei hei)
    Sense id: en-hei-fi-intj-ybAKaz9S Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 16 25 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hei hei, hei-huuto, heippa, hihhei
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hei hei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hei-huuto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "heippa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hihhei"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *hei",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lud",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Ludian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vep",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Veps hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "hej"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish hej",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hey"
      },
      "expansion": "English hey",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *hei (compare Estonian hei, Ingrian hei, Karelian hei, Ludian hei, Veps hei). Compare also Old Norse hei (whence Swedish hej) and English hey.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "intj"
      },
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 24 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish greetings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hi (greeting)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hei-fi-intj-QbFlB1lK",
      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hey (to get someone's attention)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hei-fi-intj-AS7UViGy",
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 25 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bye (often repeated twice: hei hei)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hei-fi-intj-ybAKaz9S",
      "links": [
        [
          "bye",
          "bye"
        ],
        [
          "hei hei",
          "hei hei#Finnish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhei̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhe̞i̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hei"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Finnish 1-syllable words",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish greetings",
    "Finnish interjections",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Finnish terms with audio links",
    "Pages with 25 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ei",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ei/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hei hei"
    },
    {
      "word": "hei-huuto"
    },
    {
      "word": "heippa"
    },
    {
      "word": "hihhei"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *hei",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lud",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Ludian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vep",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Veps hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "hej"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish hej",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hey"
      },
      "expansion": "English hey",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *hei (compare Estonian hei, Ingrian hei, Karelian hei, Ludian hei, Veps hei). Compare also Old Norse hei (whence Swedish hej) and English hey.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "intj"
      },
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hi (greeting)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hey (to get someone's attention)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bye (often repeated twice: hei hei)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bye",
          "bye"
        ],
        [
          "hei hei",
          "hei hei#Finnish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhei̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhe̞i̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hei"
}

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